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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 257 · 2002

Soraon

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Winner — 2002

MOHD MUJTABA SIDDIQUI
BSP· BSP
BSP 27.3%SP 26.7%11 others 46.0%
Votes
37,619
27.3% share
Winning margin
765
0.6% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
56.5%
of 2,44,216

Soraon was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.6% — fewer than 765 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history
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All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MOHD MUJTABA SIDDIQUI
BSP
BSP
37,61927.3%
2
JANKI DEVI
SP
Samajwadi Party
36,85426.7%
3
SANJAY KUMAR PATEL
AD
26,27119.0%
4
RANG BAHADUR PATEL
BJP
NDA
24,49917.8%
5
RAJDEV GUPTA
INC
INC
4,1713.0%
6
RAM JATAN YADAV
IND
3,0952.2%
7
RAKESH CHANDRA
IND
1,2410.9%
8
RAMAKANT YADAV
RPD
8560.6%
9
BABU LAL PATEL
IND
8510.6%
10
DEV NARAIN YADAV
IND
7360.5%
11
TILAKDHARI
BKRP
6770.5%
12
BHARAT PRASAD
MNVP
6180.5%
13
MOHD. YUSUF
MC
5350.4%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (338th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.2% · min 0.6% · max 32.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
338th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.23
fewer partiesmore parties
46th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
395th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BSP 27.3%SP 26.7%AD 19.0%BJP 17.8%OTH 9.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
59,54,391
Density
1086 / km²
Sex ratio
901 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,482 km²
SC population22.0%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.7%Muslim 13.4%Other 0.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water28.1%
Electricity43.6%
Sanitation31.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.2%
Children fully vaccinated55.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.9%
Children underweight (under 5)32.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.4%
Women literate67.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.8%
Clean cooking fuel45.1%
Health insurance20.6%

What's nearby?

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